Rent Woodland

Renting vs Buying a Woodland

Renting a woodland can be more beneficial for any startup due to overhead costs. As buying woodland comes with a big price tag. Also bare in mind when renting woodland you are also responsible for maintaing the woods and this could mean cutting trees and keeping water flowing by clearing obstructions that may cause flooding. However many rent woodland contracts these days have clauses which you can ask for where the landlord of the woodland is responsible for. Make sure to read through terms and contract details when renting woodland. Also noting many woodlands for rent also have a public footpaths which allow the public access, this may not be suitable for your needs if you’re running a business on your woodland. Buying woodland on the other hand gives you the freedom of permission, which means you can do whatever you wish. When renting a woodland it’s good practice to be totally transparent with the woodland owners with what you intent to do and this should also be listed within the contract. Growing fruits and veg is a common reason why many people choose to rent a woodland. There’s endless possibilities with renting woodland.

Different Woodland Types for Rent

Depending on the usage of the woods, there are different types of woodlands for rent. Size is the biggest factor you need to take into consideration when choosing a woodland. Nearly all woodlands are measured by the acre. There’s 43,560 square feet in an acre and that’s a considerable large area. Once you know how much woodland you need you then need to check the ground to make sure it suitable for whatever you may use it for. Woodlands are rarely flat and can come in slopes and uneven marshes. You will also be certain to find Ash, Beech, Aspen and Oak trees in your way. So when viewing woodland consider making pathways if the woodland is too wild. Cutting down trees requires the permission of the woodland owner by law. As many woodlands have protected and ancient woodland orders. A gated entrance with vehicle access is generally helpful too, this can be helpful in many ways, especially transporting large items into your woodland. Remember to thoroughly check the woodland you are renting to make sure it fits your needs. Its sure fun owning woodland and comes with many joyful feelings. Contact us to find woodland for rent. 

Starting a Business in Woodlands

It can be exciting starting any business, especially if it’s the woodlands! Just the beautiful thought of running around in your own woodland and also working and making money. That’s right! And this is the reason why thousands of people every year choose to start a business in woodlands. Okay firstly we must cover the fact not all businesses can run a woodland due its nature. So you might ask what types of woodland businesses can one start up. Okay well we going to cover the most common and interesting woodland businesses. The first is growing, yes you heard it right.

Growing in Woodlands

Growing fruit and vegetables on woodland is a one of the most profitable businesses out here, especially if you’re selling directly to the consumer. The markups are pretty good. Let’s say you took a very small woodland for rent, let’s say an acre and you decided to grow strawberries. Remember an acre is 43,560 square feet and it’s recommended you plant 4 strawberry plants in every square foot. Let’s do some maths here. 4 strawberry plants x 43560 square foot. That’s a whooping 174,240 strawberry plants! Now each plant can normally grow 45-65 strawberries. You will only get 1 crop per year as strawberry plants are dormant in the winter and grow back during spring. So again let’s do some simple maths. Say we grew a bare minimum 50 strawberries x 174,240 plants, that’s a cool 8,712,000 strawberries. Remember this is just an acre of woodland. Okay so now you have roughly around 9 million strawberries, who do you sell them too? Local supermarkets, farm shops, market stalls, fruit wholesalers and lots more. Well that’s just one of many woodland businesses you can do. Remember there is no limit to what you can achieve, the only limit lies within your mind. Rent woodland and start that business that you always wanted to do, life’s an adventure that’s waiting to see what you can achieve.